Man seriously injured in crash in Elyria on SR 57

ELYRIA -- A three-car accident on SR 57 and Cleveland Street yesterday morning resulted in serious injuries to one man who was pried from his Honda Accord. Another driver also was injured and the third driver was OK, according to Capt. Carl Mack of the Elyria Fire Department. The most seriously injured driver was a young man in his late teens and was taken to EMH Elyria Medical Center and then flown to a Cleveland hospital, Mack said.

"The passenger side door was pushed in up against the driver's side," Mack said. "I would guess that he would have some internal injuries, he was conscious and then became unconscious. He was removed from his vehicle at 8:05 a.m."

Elyria police and fire departments responded to the scene at 7:53 a.m. and extracted the driver in the Honda Accord. The report said the Honda's air bag deployed and the vehicle sustained heavy damage to its passenger side. The second car, a Lincoln Town Car had heavy to moderate damage to its front end; the driver complained of knee and chest pains. The third vehicle, a Chevy Avalanche, sustained moderate damage to its driver side rear tire, but the driver had no medical complaints.

The accident is still being investigated by the Elyria Police Department.

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State Route 57 was shut down until units could address the damages but was reopened shortly after. The scene was cleared at 9:38 a.m., according to the fire department.

"Quick response time by police and fire to the scene had significant impact on how quickly patients were able to be tended to and evaluated," Mack said. "All city departments worked well together to ensure patient and worker safety."

A report as to how the accident happened and the names of the drivers was not available.